The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-03
ON THE BROAD OCEAN.
The Salt Lake ExcursiOnists Exioy.
ing Themselves.


On BOARD THE NEVADA, June Is, 1877.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.
AS have chance to mail this letter
at Queenstown, close it up now in :
stead of waiting till We arrive at Liver
pool.
Quite large majority of the Utah
e1cursionists are on board this steam
ship, and We make jolly party of our
selves. This ship, the Nevada, is one of
the Guion line of mail steamers plying
between New York and Liverpool; she
is $50 feet long, carries 613 passengers,
1854 tons Of freight and is com
manded by Captain John A. r. Cush-
ing.
We left New York on the evening of
OF June 7th, but only proceeded few
miles out OH account of a dense fog set
ting down, so thick that the pilot could
not see the buoys which mark the chan
mel. We therefore anchored in mid
! stream all night, and in the morning,
the fog partially lifting, we proceeded
on our way. Every birth Oh the ship is
taken and We have our full complement
OF passengers. The time passes pleas
antly away, the people amusing them
selves by talking, walking the deck.
playing cards, pitching quoits and
playing game called shuffieboard. In
the evening singing is freely praGtlced.
The monotony of the voyage has been
broken by the daily appearance OF pass
ing ships and steamers, by schools OF
porpoises, and on sunday last by the
visit from o large iceberg which came
to within four miles of US; our captain,
not wishing a closer acquaintance, Civ
ing the intruder a wide berth. 1t had
the appearance of two large hills joined
together at the base and rose to heigI I
OF probably seventy = feet above the
waves. This height, leven-eights OF
it is under the water, ould give it g
total size of six hundred feet, and it
must have covered several acres. These
bergs are never welcome sights to sea-
men. The weather so far has been very
cold, making good, heavy overcoats in
great request, but it is now much wsr-
mer, and we have been favored with
clear skies since getting on the high
seas until our approach to Ireland
where we again have fogs. Sea sick
ness was very prevalent for the first two
or three days, and the meal tables were
almost deserted, but after that they
gradually filled up until every seat was
taken; the bracing sea air seeming to
give everybody good appetite. On
Sunday the services of the Church OF
England were had in the morning, the
Rev. r. Swan officiating, and in the
afternoon the services of the Roman
Catholic Church by the Rev. j.
~. Downes; both clergymen being
among the passengers. The services were
well attended, nearly all turning out on
each occasion. On Thursday evening a
concert was given by volunteer perform
ers, at which number of musical
selections and Rotations were well
rendered; collection being afterwards
taken up for the benefit of the Seamen's
/ Orphan Home, charitable institution
for educating and providing for the
1 children of deceased sailors. a similar
coll ction was also made at the conclu-
sion of the religious ceremonies OF
Sunday.
The first lights sighted By the traveller
in crossing from the United States o.
nearing LIZ, land are Seedlings Rock, Cal
Rock and F4stne5 lights, each OF which
can be seen in clear weather for about
eighteen miles, and shortly after these
have been passed the steamer ap
proacbes Queenstown, 2 .S32 miles from
Sandy Hook.
! We expect to reach Liverpool about
clock Saturday, if all is well.
YENDIs.